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GRADISK:     US Commission No. UA16090101
Gradisk is located in Poltavskaya, 145 km from Poltava and 25 km from Kremenchug. The cemetery is located south of town, "Pivikha". Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 768. Effected Jewish Community: 1905 pogroms, 1918-1919-pogroms. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Hasidic (Habad) Jewish burial in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the hillside by water, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing public property, access is open to all. Hedges or trees with no gate surround the cemetery. No stones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for ?. Adjacent properties are ?. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of ?. Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. Local/municipal authorities re-erected stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: weather erosion and existing nearby development. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: pollution.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5 , Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/21/95. Interviewed were Radovilskiy Andrey Haymovich of Gradisk, Pushkina Street, 34 [Phone: (05365) 34702] on 4/21/95 and Buts Petr Kirilovich of Gradisk, Horolskaya Street, 10 on 4/21/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GRADISK:     US Commission No. UA16090501
Alternate name: Dradisk (Polish). Gradisk is located in Poltavskaya, 145 km from Poltava and 25 km from Kremenchug. The mass grave is located 250 m east, right from highway. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 768. Effected Jewish Community: 1905-pogroms, 1918-1919 pogroms. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The unlandmarked rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. Stones date from the 20th century. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5 , Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/22/95. Interviewed were Buts Petr Kirrilovich of Khorolskaya, 10 on 4/21/95 and Radovilskiy Andrey Haymovach of Pushkinskaya Street, 34 [Phone: (05365) 34702] on 4/21/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GRADIVKA: (Ukraine) see Gradovka

GRADOVKA:     US Commission No. UA14260501
Alternate name: Gradivka (Ukraine). Gradovka is located in Nikolaevskaya, 125 km from Odessa. The mass grave is located at Ravine in southwest part of village. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1794, Odessa. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 153242. Effected Jewish Community: 1905 pogrom. H-N Bialik and Mendele-Moyhes Sforim lived here. The Hasidic Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Odessa (125km away) Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. The mass grave has been vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in /03/1995. He completed survey on 06/06/1995. Interviewed were Galanter M.I. of Odessa on /03/1995. Documentation: see section 14 [sic]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GRANOV I:     US Commission No. UA01650101
Alternate name: Granuv (Polish) and Granov (others). The town is located at 48º52 29º34, 50 km from Uman' and 16 km from Gaysin. The cemetery is located at the northern outskirts of the village, Opanasenko Street, at the right. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. The Jewish population was in 1918 was 753. Effected Jewish Community: 1748 Gaidamaki pogroms, 1918-1920 pogroms of Civil War and 1941-1942-the Jewish Ghetto and mass execution of Jews. The Conservative Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Jewish burial in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated, rural (agricultural) hillside and crown of a hill, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 1.60 hectares. No stones are visible. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are residential and the road. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. Someone cleaned stones and cleared vegetation in 1941. The cemetery was plundered according to the local lore for building materials at the end of World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. In all probability, the territory of the cemetery will use for residential buildings. Very serious threat: vandalism. Serious threat: proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation (Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves) and existing nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 26/10/96. Interviewed was Zhuk Alexandra Alexeevna of 11, Opanasenko Street on 26/10/96.
GRANOV II:     US Commission No. UA01650501
     See GRANOV I for town information. The mass grave is at the entrance to the village at 2km at the right. The last known Jewish burial was in 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked mass grave. The wooded, isolated site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing the Verbichsky forest, access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. The mass grave has no special sections. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are the forest and the ravine with the river. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Rarely, private visitor (Jews and non-Jews) and local residents visit. This mass grave never was vandalized. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 26/10/96. Bondarenko Petr Viktorovich [Phone: (071) 57236] was interviewed on 26/10/96.

GRANOW: (Polish) see Granov
GRANUV: (Yiddish and Polish) see Granov

GREBYONKI I:     US Commission No. UA09330101
Alternate name: Grebyonki (English). The town is located at 49º57 30º12, 30 km from Vasil'kov and 56 km from Kiev. The cemetery is located at southern outskirts of the village, Industrial'naya Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population was 134. Effecting Jewish Community was 25.08.1941 execution of 37 Jews by Germans. The last known Jewish burial was in 1941. Salivonki (4km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat suburban land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.40 hectares. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery pulled down and monuments removed. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. The oil base is nearby but no real threats.
     Sokolova Eleonora Yevgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tichini Street N5, apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited and completed survey on 08/09/1996. Interviewed were Kobzarenko Ganna Yevtukhovna of Grebyonki, Pervogo Maya Street N35 [Phone: no] on 08/09/1996. Documentation: Veytsblit I.I. Movement of Jewish People in Ukraine,published by 'Proletar', 1930. Jewish Encyclopedia,published by Brokgauz-Yefron', Leningrad. The history of towns and villages of Ukraine, Kievskaya Oblast,Kiev, 1971. Semyonov P., Geographical and statistical dictionary of Russian Empire, 1865. The list of populated areas in Kievskaya Province. Statistical reference-book of numbers of Jewish population in Russia, 1918.
GREBYONKI II:     US Commission No. UA09330501
     The 1941 unlandmarked mass grave is located at east part of the center of the village, Lenina Street. See above for town and historical information. Taran Nokolay Polikarpovich, Grebyonki, [Phone: (?????)22311] may have information. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public sugar factory, access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible. No stones were removed. Municipality owns the site now used for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by private visitors and local residents. This mass grave never was vandalized. There is no maintenance or structures. No threats.
     Taran Vasiliy Ivanovich of Grebyonki, Lenina Street, N22, [Phone: 71276] was interviewed on 08/09/1996.
     Sokolova Eleonora Yevgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tichini St. N5, apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] on 08/09/1996. Documentation: Veytsblit I.I. Movement of Jewish people in Ukraine', published by 'Proletar', 1930. Jewish Encyclopedia,published by Brokgauz-Yefron', Leningrad. The history of towns and villages of Ukraine, Kievskaya Oblast', Kiev, 1971. Semyonov P., Geographical and statistical dictionary of Russian Empire, 1865. The list of populated areas in Kievskaya Province'. Statistical reference-book of numbers of Jewish population in Russia', 1918. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GREKI UNTIL 1946: (Russian) see Novo-Nikolayevka

GREMYACH 251700: US Commission No. UA24200101
Gremyach 251700 is located in Chernigovskaya at 52º20 33º17, 126 km from Konotop, 45 km from Novgorod-Severskiy, and 12 km from Vitemlya. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews. Contacts unknown.
     The earliest known Jewish community was beginning 19 [sic]. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 41. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1940. Mihalchina Sloboda (15km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The rural (agricultural) hillside, isolated has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, Jews and non-Jews visit. Restoration was done in until 1940. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 253152, Kiev, Tychini Prospect 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 10/12/94. Interviewed were Kurila Efrosinya Titovna of Lugovaya Street, (Gudovka) on 10/12/94 and Yuhnyuk Mihail Andreevich of Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 4 [Phone: (04658)27247] on 10/12/94. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GRESEV: (Yiddish) see Gritsev
GREZEW: (Hungarian) see Gritsev
GRICEV: (Yiddish) see Gritsev
GRICEW: (Hungarian) see Gritsev
GRIGOROVKA: may be buried at Bachmatch
GRIMALOV: (German) see Grimaylov
GRIMAYLIV: (Ukraine) see Grimaylov

GRIMAYLOV:     US Commission No. UA19150101
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Suchostav/Grimaylov/grimaylov.html Alternate name: Grimaylow (Yiddish), Grimalov (German), Rimalov (Russian) and Grimayliv (Ukraine). Grimaylov is located in Ternopolskaya at 49º2 26º0, 34 km from Gusyatin and 120 km from Chernovtsy. The cemetery is located at between Mitskevicha & Pobedy Streets. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1494. Effected Jewish Community: strengthening of influence of Hasidic moving of Ts. Fridmam. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by from town center North to Pobedy Street. Access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The oldest known gravestone dated from 0. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for recreational use (park, playground, sports). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit rarely. During World War II, all tombstones was destroyed so that there are many broken tombstones. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last 10 years. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (Uncontrolled access.). Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37A, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 22/04/1996. Interviewed was Komnitskiy I.V. on 22/04/1996. Documentation: see at section 14 [sic].

GRIMAYLOW: (Yiddish) see Grimaylov

GRITSEV I:     US Commission No. UA22200101
Alternate name: Gricev (Yiddish), Gricew (Hungarian), Haritzev (Polish), Ritzov (Russian) and Gritsiv (Ukraine). Gritsev is located in Khmelnitskaya at 49º58 27º13, 30 km from Shepetovka, 60 km from Khmelnitskiy, and 101 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at center near the school. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1578. Effected Jewish Community: 1675-Magdeburg Right. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1988. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1824. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements or portraits on stones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country and Jewish individuals abroad did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1945-1947. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 3/30/95 and completed survey on 04/18/1995. Interviewed were Popskiy B.I., Berezovskaya L.P. of Shepetovka on 3/29/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
GRITSEV II:     US Commission No. UA22200501
     See GRITSEV I for town information. The unlandmarked 1942 mass grave is located 6km East of village, near highway to Polonnoye. The isolated wooded flat land has signs or plaques in Ukrainian. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence surrounds the mass grave. There is no gate. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. Common stones date from 1973. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are forest. Organized individual tours and local residents visit occasionally. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited on 3/30/95 and completed survey on 04/18/1995. Interviewed were Berezovskaya L.P., Popskiy B.I. of Shepetovka on 3/29/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GRITSIV: (Ukraine) see Gritsev
GRITZIV: (Ukraine) see Gritsev
GRODEK JAGELONSKI: (Polish) see Gorodok
GROSOLOVO: pre-Soviet name; see Velikaya Mikhailovka
GROSLOVO: pre-Soviet name; see Velikaya Mikhailovka
GROSULVO: pre-Soviet name; see Velikaya Mikhailovka
GRUSHKI: until 1924 (Russian) see s. Ul'yanobka
GRUSHKY: until 1924 (Russian) see s. Ul'yanovka

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GUBKOV:     US Commission No. UA17340101
Gubkov is located in Rovenskaya at 50º50 27º0, 66km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at southwest, 300 m from Executive Council. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 17-18 [sic]. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 916. Effected Jewish Community: Khmelnitskiy's pogroms and World War I. The Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Hasidic (Karlin-Stolinskaya) Jewish burial in 1942. Sosnovoye, (4km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural wooded hillside and crown of a hill by water has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location and between 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. There has been cleared vegetation. Local/municipal authorities did the work. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the cemetery is pre-burial house ruin. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves and stones. Serious threat: vegetation overgrowth. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18,apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 24/05/1996 and completed survey on on 25/09/1996. Interviewed were Kostyusko Apolon and Andreevich, Sosnovoye, of Partizanskaya Street, 17 on 24/09/1996. Documentation: see at section 14. [sic] Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GUBKOV: may be buried at Sosnovoye
GUDENGAZA: (Hungarian) see Gudigai

GUDIGAI:     US Commission No. UA06270101
Alternate name: Gudengaza (Hungarian). Gudigai is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48º0 23º0, 10 km from Vinogradov and 50 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located in North of town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 200. Effected Jewish Community: 1918-Zakarpat'e was transferred to Czech and 1944 Jewish deportation to death camp. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Jewish burial in 1941. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The isolated flat suburban land has no sign or marker. Reached via kitchen gardens, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, vandalism, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 3/07/1995 and completed survey on 03/08/1995. Interviewed was Rozner N.I. of Vinogradov on /07/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia, book 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo, book 1-2, 1993. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GUDENGAZA: (Hungarian) see Gudigai
GUERMANOVKA: (German) see Germanovka
GULAY POLE: (Russian) see Gulyay Pole
GULJAI POLE: (Polish) see Gulyay Pole
GULJAI POLJE: (Polish and Yiddish) see Gulyay Pole

GULYAY POLE I:     US Commission No. UA07020101
Alternate name: Holiapol (Hungarian), Guljai Pole (Polish) and Gulay Pole (Russian). Gulyay Pole is located in Zaporozhskaya at 48º7 34º8, 96 km from Zaporoje and 69 km from Dnepropetrovsk. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was second half 19 [sic]. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1182. Living here was L.Yuhvid, H. Melamud, and M.Tardov. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1965. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 21 to 100 stones all in original location with no surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 1879 to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have portraits and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality and private individual(s) own property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. Private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors visit occasionally. This cemetery has not been vandalized. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. No threats.
     Shevelev Mark Petrovich of 330000,Zaporoje, Tsentralniy bulvar 25, apt.54 [Phone: (0612) 396982] visited site and completed survey on 9/6/94. Interviewed was Kirinenko Aleksandr Aleksandrovich of Gulyay Pole, Potaynaya Street on 9/6/94.
GULYAY POLE II:     US Commission No. UA07020102
     See GULYAY POLE III for town information. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked Hasidic cemetery. The urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, few in original location and no surviving stones toppled or broken, date from the 20th century. Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, other metallic elements and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are residential. Local residents visit rarely. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access and disturbing graves. Very serious threat: pollution and vegetation. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Shevelev Mark Petrovich of 330000, Zaporoje, Tsentralniy bulvar 25, apt. 54 [Phone: (0612)396982] visited site and completed survey on 9/8/94. Interviewed was Dirovets Nataliya Ivanovna of Gulyay Pole, Pyatihatki Street on 9/8/94.
GULYAY POLE III:     US Commission No. UA07020501
The mass grave is located at Shevchenko Street, northeast. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1901. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1182. Effecting Jewish Community was 1941-1943 genocide. Noteworthy Jews living in town were writer Note Lurye and M.Kerner, "starosta" of synagogue. The unlandmarked Conservative Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The urban, flat land is reached by city street. Access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. The mass grave has no special sections. Stones date from 1965. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are AZS. The mass grave is visited occasionally by local residents. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. No threats.
     Shevelev Mark Petrovich of 330000, Zaporoje, Tsentralniy Bulvar 25, apt. 54 [Phone: (0612)396982] visited site 04/1992, 08/1993 and 01/1995 and completed survey on 01/22/1995. No interviews were conducted for this survey.

GURINOVKA: may be buried at Brech
GUSYATIN:     US Commission No. UA19170101
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Suchostav/Gusyatin/gusyatin.html
Alternate name: Hussiatin (Yiddish) and Husiatyn (German). Gusyatin is located in Ternopolskaya at 49º4 26º13, 74 km from Ternopol and 88 km from Chrnovtsy. The cemetery is located at northwest on Ternopolskaya Street Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1577. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 368. 1772 border changebetween Russia & Austria divided community into 2 parts, (r. Zbruch). Since 1861, tsadak Mordehay Shraga Fridman lived here as did Rabbi Yegoshua ben Mordehay, tsadak Mordehay Shraga Fridman (1834-1894) son of Rabbi Israel from Ru and Zhin (foundator of Sadgorskaya branch). The Jewish cemetery was established in 1730. Mordehay Shraga Fridman and his son Shalom Yosef are buried in the cemetery. The last known Hasidic (Sadgorskaya) Jewish burial was 1940. Jewish No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 3 stones with no surviving stones toppled or broken, date from in 1990. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for recreational use (park, playground, sports). Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways and housing development. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II, during World War II and not in the last 10 years. Jewish groups abroad did re-erection of stones in 1990. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the cemetery are housing & businesses. Very serious threat: existing nearby development (Possible widening of construction). Serious threat: uncontrolled access, and vandalism (Possible digging & disintegration of remaining tombstones.). Moderate threat: weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: vegetation and proposed nearby development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37A, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] on 22/04/1996. He completed survey on /04/1996. Interviewed was Komunitskiy I.V. on 22/04/1996. Documentation: see at section 14. [sic]

GUSYNYA: may be buried at Priluki
GUTA MARYANOVKA: (Russian) see Maryanovka
GUTA: (Russian) see Guta Polonetska

GUTA POLONETSKA:     US Commission No. UA22390501
Alternate name: Huta Polonetska (Polish), Guta (Russian) and Huta Poloniecka (Ukraine). `Guta Polonetska is located in Khmelnitskaya at 50º7 25º_, 122 m from Rovno and 56km from Lvov. The mass grave is located east (of town?). Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 20. 1654 event effected Jewish Community. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The wooded flat land has signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached from forest, access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. Stones date from 1993. The mass grave has only common tombstones. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are forest. Organized individual tours and local residents visit occasionally. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17d, apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /05/1995. He completed survey on 23/08/1995. Interviewed was Kipervas M.I. of Slavuta on /05/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

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